The current iStrategyLabs staff represents a diverse group of individuals, including diversity of educational background.
Over the past decade, the nation’s capital has come out of the shadows of leading technology hubs in the United States.
Referred to by some as “Silicon Hill,” Washington, D.C., ranked first in the number of startups and fundable investors per million residents, among states like New York, California and Nevada, according to a 2013 report by Fast Company. Many of these new companies specialize in high-tech offerings that aim to create easier ways to navigate social and business life for their consumers.
Not only are consumers at an advantage, but competitive opportunities for IT professionals are constantly rising as the D.C. tech culture is made of organizations and groups that are strategically formed to defy traditional academic and social requirements.
Unconventional résumé
Peter Corbett started iStrategyLabs six years ago in his Logan Circle apartment. Now a leading tech company in D.C., iStrategyLabs creates everything from apps, to animations, to massive festivals and social strategies to transform organizations. Last year, the company employed 20 people. It kicked off 2014 with 30 employees and grew to 50 over the next seven months.
The growth of iStrategyLabs has stemmed from Corbett’s ability to look beyond accolades on paper and search for team members with proven skills.
“I have no idea if our employees went to Harvard, a community college or a state school — it doesn’t really matter to us,” says Corbett. “What matters to us is can they demonstrate that they have the ability to build or design something, or manage the creation of an organization or a campaign.”
